THE NEW YORKER wasn't a pirate, either," said Tristram. "And I never knew anybody who killed three generals in Mexico," said Elkins I FELT a small glow of self-esteem. I, almost alone in the school, had never laid claim to an ancestor or a rela- tive who had died by violence I found that I was not as shamefully unusual as I had imagined. F or a few days, it seemed that there was no bOJ in the school with an an- cestor who had even died rather un- expectedly. Then, while reading Burke's Peerage in the library, I discovered quite by accident that the Honourable \Villiam Donal (our Donal's father) was a son of the tenth Lord Culloden, who, in his turn, was a direct descendant of the fourth Lord Culloden, executed for high treason after the Jacobite re- bellion of '45. "I've found out something about you," I said to Donal the next day. "Your ancestor dzd have his head cut off. I've found a book that said that he did. So it's true for you! " "Y ou shut up!" said Donal. "What the hell's it got to do with you? " -CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS . \VHERE IS A CJ\ST FOR A XEW PLi\ Y ? THE CONGRESSWOMAN BY L. A. PETRONIO Just completed November 1, 1957 wIth up to the moment topical comments on modern America. It describes \vhat there is to laugh about in an America bub- bling with comedy. F or a start the comedy is a domestic clash between Hannibal and his mother, a Congresswoman, which erupts into a fu- rious nation wide battle as the first act ends with Hannibal uproariously telling his mother he is going to run against her for Congress and take her job away. As Hannibal's hysterical political cam- paign gets under way the second act be- comes solid comedy. Hannibal is claiming he will win election to Congress by d mil- lion votes but his mother is wrecking his campaign from the inside while Horatio a drunk is causing a riot of laughter along \VI th a wooden J ndian. The third act has a surprise ending and answers the question of just who does win the frantic, hard fought but funny election to Congress: HANKIBi\L? OR HIS MOTHER, THE CONGRESSWOMi\N? When the race is over the audience is certain to know more about our teeming, topsy turvy America Here's how a playreader sums it up: "I never read anything so comical" It's new! It's Don Quixotic! It's rare! It's a well built comedy!-Letter from a man in Clinton, N. Y. And from the sound of it, it'll open on Broadway any moment now. - .' 153 ( . .. <. ,.; . (; ., .', .-.( : .. ...-::: ::.....(.r . Proudly llJ01'n PrQ?ldly car 1 ried , ' '" ,. , "'*' ... . f. . f' ,- . ,:" . " ,,::. '* ,... .... .", , .... -'.....;. *>. <d ... '..... / :. . '> ..,..,:. ", ') .-.j ....// ,"'" <;. ...... ; : .. Æ; ,. .., . : .:. y.. ,. ,. falnOUf; po\vder and lipstiek in her O\Yfi je\vclúd Bo\y r.]'ie ensen1 hIe! 13.50 (plus tax) v I r, . I- r " g.^ ,.:" ' f>- . J " 1Þ-' \' ,'\ \.- ;f' . ; . .: .. """:::::-:-:: :::: f'I ...,. :: -*" f j \ J ^-- - , ?; .I .. Y-" i ; l .<? , r .' -':> '.l .....-" ".' dvf: _ " Ait "<<lfJ! /" ,': \H" .t''YOO([o, ",="" ;;><<<Þ> ';".1 4: tt h ,,* to 1òget: erneSJ *inspired by McCalls of course (Advertisement) @ MC CALL CORP.